At 20 years old she is the youngest recipient on the New Year Honours List 2021. Samah was elected to Oldham Youth Council in 2016 and has also represented Oldham as a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP). As the first female youth mayor in Oldham from a black or ethnic minority (BME) background she has represented Oldham and Greater Manchester’s young people on a regional and international level. She said of the award: It doesn t feel real, and I don t know what I ve done to deserve this. My mum jumped up and down with joy when she heard, and my dad says he is just so proud.
Oldham s Youth Mayor is country s youngest recipient of a New Year Honour Date published: 31 December 2020
Samah Khalil
Oldham s Youth Mayor, Samah Khalil, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year s Honours list.
Samah, 20, is the youngest recipient of an honour this year, and said she felt honoured and humbled by the recognition.
She told the Chronicle: It doesn t feel real, and I don t know what I ve done to deserve this. My mum jumped up and down with joy when she heard, and my dad says he is just so proud. Being Youth Mayor was, for me, about trying to give other young people opportunities and show them what we can do.
April Haywood
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10:31 AM December 11, 2020
Holt Hall, which is to be sold after seven decades as an outdoor education centre. Inset: April Haywood
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Selling Holt Hall is a mistake, according to April Haywood, the Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) for North and West Norfolk. April, 16, writes about her own experiences at the outdoor education centre and what it means for others.
When I was 10, my Year 6 class received some leaflets from the National Trust: 50 things to do before you re 11 and three quarters.
I rolled my eyes at some of them. Climb a tree? Surely everyone’s climbed a tree by the time they’re seven!